ILBA - 2013 - AGM and CONFERENCE Registration Package Prescott Resort and Conference Center Prescott Arizona Prescott, Arizona is home to red rock granite country, petroglyphs, golf. The famous Palace Saloon, on Prescott s Whisky Row, is where Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday were regulars in the 1870 s. These frontier lawmen called The Palace their local watering hole When there was a fire, one hundred years ago, the patrons carried the bar out into the street to save it. The Palace is still a popular place to relax and enjoy the ambiance. With the Grand Canyon s South Rim only a short drive away, this is a very special venue, with something for everyone. For further information: Ann Miks, Administrator, International Log Builders Association Toll Free: 1-800-532-2900 Tel: 250-547-8776 Fax: 250-547-8775 Email: info@logassociation.org Mail: PO Box 775, Lumby, BC Canada V0E 2G0
ILBA - 2013 - AGM and CONFERENCE YOUR NAME: COMPANY NAME: ADDRESS: TELEPHONE NUMBER: Guest Name: E-MAIL ADDRESS: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Meals Included - (Breakfast only on Sunday) Members Guest $325.00 $ $275.00 $ Children 12 and Under $250.00 $ Non-Members $375.00 $ Total $ Participate in Slideshow please circle one YES NO Please support the ILBA with an Auction Donation (This is greatly appreciated by the ILBA) Are you interested in a bus tour on Sunday to Jerome and Sedona from 8:00am to noon? There will be a charge for this service. Please circle YES NO You must arrange your own loading with the Prescott Resort at _1-800-967-4637 ILBA has a block of rooms reserved until March 6 th 2013 at the ILBA discount rate of $85.00 per night. It is necessary that you mention that you are with the International Log Builders Association to get the group rate. Or use the group booking code #G4563. A deposit or credit card number will hold your reservation. Return this registration form to Ann Miks, PO Box 775, Lumby, BC V0E 2G0 Fax: 250-547-8775 or Phone: 1-250-547-8776 with any questions. Visa MasterCard AMEX Card number Expiry Date
Beyond Mitered Joinery - Two New Notches for Log Trusses and Log Post & Beam Instructor: Robert W. Chambers April 4th, 8-5 In this full-day workshop we will explore two new ideas for natural log joinery. One joint is based on mitered joinery, and the other joint I have not seen before. The new joints could be used for log post-and-beam and for log trusses. We may find some other applications, too. We will explore as we go. We will also explore a new way to layout a truss, and mark the joints. The new method saves time and uses very little equipment. No lofting deck is needed. We ll start in the classroom, and then go outside for hands-on work with logs, scribers, and lasers. We will cut a few joints, too. Top left: mitered joint Above: scribed joint and mitered joint Left: lasers and plumb bob to mark joints You Should Bring: Safety gear (eyes and ears) Razor knife, or chisel and mallet 12 straightedge and/or 12 flexy ruler 4-1/2 or 5 grinder/sander & discs Not Required, but Useful: Electric chainsaw Circular saw Plumb bob Mallet & heavy 1-1/2 framing chisel Slick or curved scarf slick Drawknife
ILBA 2013 PRE-CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM April 4th 2013 Prescott Resort and Conference Center 1500 State Route 69 -- Prescott, AZ 86301 YOUR NAME: COMPANY : ADDRESS: TELEPHONE / CELL NUMBER: E-MAIL ADDRESS: Beyond Mitered Joinery - Two New Notches for Log Trusses and Log Post & Beam By Robert W. Chambers In this full-day workshop we will explore two new ideas for natural log joinery. One joint is based on mitered joinery, and the other joint I have not seen before. The new joints could be used for log post-and-beam and for log trusses. We may find some other applications, too. We will explore as we go. We ll start in the classroom, and then go outside for hands-on work with logs, scribers, and lasers. We will cut a few joints, too. New Joint One I have been using mitered log joinery for years, after first learning it from Ed Shure (he calls it treen joinery -- meaning it looks like a tree ). The Mitered Truss chapter of my book teaches Ed s method which involves drawing a full-size truss on a deck floor, and then lofting those lines up onto logs. Each log is placed one at a time into position over its lines, where the edges of its joints are then marked. Mitered joinery, as we ve used it up until now, draws straight lines that only approximately match what a scribed, curved, fit would look like. Our new mitered lines will much more closely match the shape of a scribed line. There is a very cool trick that makes this work. The result: better looking fits. I ve often taught log builders how to build mitered log trusses, and they have told me they have three problems: They don t have a large, level, smooth, strong, flat deck to loft the logs; Mitered joints don t always look good for example, the rafter-tail to tie-beam joint often needs a lot of drawknife work to make the edges of the joinery match each other; It s a bit slow because drawing the lofting lines on the deck is a little fussy, and the logs can only be marked (lofted) one at a time. My method helps solve all three issues. My new method does not need a layout deck, and it does not use a full-size drawing of the truss. We will not be lofting. And our joints will not need as much cleaning up they will fit better first time. We will: snap log centerlines, physically stack logs on top of each other, use a scriber to mark where the log surfaces intersect, and then use a laser-line projector to draw the joint cut-lines. If all goes well, we ll mark all the logs in just one stacked set-up (a big savings in time), and then spread the logs out to cut the joints. New Joint Two This joint looks exactly like a scribed joint. But inside the joint, instead of one log being coped, there are big surfaces on both logs. The benefits this has over scribed-and-coped log joinery: this joint will stay tighter over time as the logs shrink. And there are big strong surfaces hidden inside that the engineers will like. Plus it should be easy to cut. Templates supplied; you'll need your regular log building hand tools, chainsaw, layout tools and safety equipment. Workshop Fees (Payable to ILBA ) $ 190.00 Coffee breaks and a boxed lunch are included with this workshop You should arrange your own lodging directly with the Prescott Resort. Phone 1-800-967-4637 and ask for the International Log Builder Association room block, or the group booking code #G4563. Registration deadline is March 6th 2013. A deposit or credit card number will hold your reservation. Return this registration form to Ann Miks, PO Box 775, Lumby, BC V0E 2G0 Email: ann@logassociation.org Fax: 250-547-8775 or Phone: 250-547-8776 with any questions. Credit Card: Visa MasterCard AMEX Card number Expiry Date
ILBA - 2013 - AGM and CONFERENCE April 4th 7th 2013 On Creating Beauty: Design Workshop with Sophia Rickard and Ed Shure Why are some buildings more beautiful and timeless than others? It might seem that the making of great design requires special abilities or secret knowledge known only to a select few, however beauty has at its core simple principles that are accessible to all of us. Color, proportion, balance and symmetry; we are all hard-wired to perceive these components of beauty. Who among you didn t feel their pulse quicken when they first saw Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany s (or maybe Lady Gaga in her meat dress, if that s your thing)? We feel that anyone can be taught to see beauty. And one need only to start paying attention to gain the confidence needed to apply this knowledge in their work. In this class we will demonstrate real world techniques that will help you to both recognize beauty and teach concrete principals that you can use in your work. We will challenge your preconceptions about what is beautiful through lively debate, real life examples, and creative exercises that help you to implement your new found sense of aesthetics. We encourage you to bring plans so that we can apply these concepts directly to your work.